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enBlooming Agaveshttp://www.nhm.org/nature/blog/blooming-agaves
<p>More plant news from the North Campus. Recently some of our blue lotus agaves, <em>Agave ceslii</em> 'Nova', have begun to bloom. This is an impressive sight as these plants send forth long spikes, (between four and six feet long), that look a lot like giant asparagus stalks. This type of agave is monocarpic, meaning that it only flowers once, and this particular selection happens to flower at a relatively young age compared to other species.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nhm.org/nature/blog/blooming-agaves" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://www.nhm.org/nature/blog/blooming-agaves#commentsagaveAllen's Hummingbirdbatsblue lotus agavehummingbirdsplantspollinatorstequilaBlogSat, 11 Feb 2012 08:17:00 +0000Lila Higgins670 at http://www.nhm.org/nature